Let’s start with Move – the Planet Minigolf game patch has been released, so break out those shiny new controllers and test out the new gameplay. Don’t have Move yet? Check out the trailer below to get a taste of what to expect.

The patch also includes a bunch of game updates, including new camera controls, a practice mode, 3-player multiplayer mode (both online and local), scoreboard viewing options, improved voice chat quality and more! The demo is also Move updated, so if you want to test it out before buying, download the demo and check that out.

We’ve also just released the first DLC course, Stronghold Island. Set in the Mediterranean Sea, this beautiful island course brings four new trophies, more customization options for building your own courses and some great minigolf challenges. The course is $2.49 and available now.

Now for the really good part, we’re giving away five Planet Minigolf & Stronghold Island code packs. To win, go to the Zen Studios Facebook page, like us, and post the code “PMG WINNER” to our wall. We will randomly select five winners and send you codes for both Planet Minigolf and Stronghold Island.

As always, we truly appreciate your feedback, so feel free to ask questions, leave comments and we will get back to you with answers and thoughts.

YES! I was looking forward to using my new Move controlers on a golf type game. Still looking forward to a shooter patch. Any chance Uncharted 2 being patched to work with Move?? I know that might be a stupid question, being that it is trickier then golf…

The game is fantastic and great to play with others. We bought it a while ago. I was playing it with move yesterday and what a blast. I like the feel and how its pulled off. Dare I say for ME at least its a better experience. I want Stronghold Island as well, but I blew so much cash on Move and games, I am on restriction lol.

Were the graphics improved in this patch? I freaking love Zen Pinball and have purchased all DLC for it, but I was really put off by the graphical quality of the Planet Minigolf demo. Low-quality textures, overuse of bloom lighting, tons of aliasing artifacts, etc.

Let me know when the graphical issues are fixed and I’ll try the demo again with Move support :)

I downloaded the demo all excited about trying it out with Move and it doesn’t exactly work. You can navigate the menus with the Move controller but once you try to start playing the demo course it says that you have to purchase the full game in order to play with Move.

its pretty good to be a playstation 3 owner lately with all the activity going on from games like this to the netflix app.nice of you zsolt from doing this contest,its always a nice suprise to find devs like you to give the chance to fans and newcomers alike to get freebies and try the games with demos.thanks a bunch for that! :0)

I tried this game a few months back and couldn’t really get into it with DS3 controls so I deleted it. I decided to give it another chance when the demo showed up under, get this, “Move demos” on the PS Store.

To take the time to re-download it, for the sole purpose of trying out the Move controls, only to be greeted by a “must purchase” message was frustrating (not to mention misleading as I did not in fact get to demo it with Move).

Woo hoo free codes I just finished playing the demo and it was a blast. Was sad I couldnt use my move in the demo though. I had put this on my buy list but it would be even cooler if i could get it for free.

I’ve been playing this since Saturday with the Move update. When it works it’s great. However, I’ve had a ton of trouble trying to get the move controls to work properly.

It’s like the game glitches and you cannot get it to put you in shoot mode. The only way to fix it is to exit the game and restart, but it’s done it at least half of the times that I’ve pulled up the game. Also, this happens on my PS3 and my uncles PS3 with two different move controllers so I know it’s not just me.

I’m throwing my voice into the screw you for promoting the demo as a Move game, then talking about how great the game is with the move, then letting me navigate with the Move, then telling me I can’t use the Move.

All this tells me is you’re not confident in your product so the interest I’ve had in it since it came out is gone.

boo for having code give away on facebook…STOP DOING CONTESTS ON FACEBOOK/TWITTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I will never get to have a chance at these anymore if they are always going to be on these sites now, please return contests and give aways to the PSBlog so EVERYONE can participate

I DL’d the game when it first game out and didnt like it at all, but with the MOVE support, it seems alot better. I just played every course in the game and enjoyed it. Hopefully you will keep new courses coming out in the future. Great job!

I might be going out on a limb here, but it sounds like people want to see the Move gameplay in the demo. We’ll see what we can do. I apologize if the labeling was confusing – we did not intend for it be categorized as a Move-enabled demo.

In the meantime, if you have the Move and the full version of Planet Minigolf, please feel free to share your impressions of the Move controls. We’ve very pleased with how well the Move controls ended up working, and we hope you agree.

We’d also love feedback on the new add-on course, if you’ve downloaded it. Based on your feedback, we lowered the difficulty in the earlier courses, with fewer holes that require power-ups and fewer holes where it’s easy to hit it out of bounds. And we’d also like to hear where you’d like the next course to be set.

Finally, I’d like to say thanks to all the Planet Minigolf and Zen Pinball owners. We appreciate it!

How can you say “The demo is also Move updated, so if you want to test it out before buying, download the demo and check that out.” and then act like there was a misunderstanding when we’re pissed that there’s no Move functionality in the demo? I’ve downloaded this thing 3 times now thinking there was a Move version, now I’m throwing in the towel.

as i own planet mini golf and zen pinball plus all the dlc for zen pls make a deadspace table as that would be then the best table ever also good work on the street fighter table its one of the best if not The best.

and i like the golf but i dont play it because i find it frustrating that u cant retry the hole ur on because its unfair that one bad shot on the end hole of a course can put u out of 1st place when working so hard at getting there in the first place it makes me quit the game and not play it. keep up the good work guys

“I might be going out on a limb here, but it sounds like people want to see the Move gameplay in the demo. We’ll see what we can do. I apologize if the labeling was confusing – we did not intend for it be categorized as a Move-enabled demo.”

Dude, read your friggin post above…and fix it if it’s bogus.

No one’s going on a limb.

You misrepresented the demo…and Sony is misrepresenting the demo, as well, since you can only look at stupid menus using the Move controller.

I’ve been having the same problem with getting the game into shot mode. The problem is that you are holding the controller pointing up or level. Point the controller down as if you are going to putt the ball to get into shot mode.

To Zen Studios: The Trigger is way to sensitive! If I even so much as touch the Trigger while I’m aiming I’ll hit the ball. If you can make adjustments to the Trigger I will be more than happy to buy more DLC for this game.

I’m also adding to the – you’re misleading us to say it’s a Move demo – outcry !!!

I’ve just re-downloaded it from the Move Demos category, and it still does not truly support the Move – menu support only and no game play support. Which, of course, is completely useless as a demo of Move support.

I’m a very enthusiastic Move customer and dying for more Move games, but you need to make this a real Move enabled demo. I dropped almost $200 on Move launch day on controllers and games – and just jumped on as a Plus subscriber. Sony should be promoting the hell out of EVERY single Move game by posting demos of all of them on PSN – or at least under Plus for cryin’ out loud. Show me Plus is worth the price by posting Move demos. Including RE5, High Velocity Bowling, Toy Story 3, Brunswick Bowling, Lord of the Rings, along with every other Move enabled game.

Demos are especially essential for a brand spankin’ new control technology like Move. Move has tremendous potential, but it’s still unproven. So prove it to us. We need to see if the game developers have done a good job of designing Move support, before droppin’ bucks for what could be a badly designed game. Ahhh, IE: Kung Fu Rider & Racquet Sports – Over priced for the content in it and bad Move implementations.